Collar attachment



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COLLAR ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 1, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

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COLLAR ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. '1, 1936 I N VEN TOR Patented July 12, 1938 COLLAR ATTACHMENT Walter Gehrig, Flint, Mich.

Application August 1, 1936, Serial No. 93,854

12 Claims, (01. 24-13) The present invention relates to attachments for garment collars and neck-ties and is particularly suited to be worn on mens shirts and-neckties. To simplify the specification I will hereafter describe my invention in combination with a mans shirt only.

The object of the collar and tie attachment is to prevent the collar-tips from curling outwardly and to hold part of the neck-tie in place, thus in improving theappearance of the person wearing the shirt and tie.

' I attain the aforesaid objective by a light and continuous pull on the collar-tips by the weight of the hereafter described attachment in the di- 15 rection of a point located between and below said collar-tips. A tie holder holds the neck-tie over the collar attachment.

, In the'accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown preferred emgm bodiments of my invention and wherein like reference characters designate like parts thereof:

Figure 1 is a front view of the upper part of a mans shirt equipped with my collar attachment.

Figure 2 is a top view of the assembling and 9.5 guiding element for the chain. The overlapping ends of a shirt to which the holder is attached are shown in section.

Figure 3 is a front view of the upper part of a mans shirt and neck-tie equipped with my collar attachment and tie holder.

' Figure 4 shows the collar attachment in a modified form.

Figures 5 and 6 show different forms of attaching devices, adapted to be manually attached to 5 and detached from a collar-tip.

Referring to Figure 1 in the drawings, the numeral I designates a mans shirt having a collar 2. The hereafter described collar attachment can be attached to and detached from the collar tips 3 411 by means of an attaching device, such as for example the hook-pins 4. The hook or U-shaped pin 4 has a projection 39 and a cavity 40 producing a relatively small bend adjacent to the point 4| formed by one end of the pin 4. Each hook- 45. pin 4 can be pinned to the inner side of the collar tip 3 and so is not visible on the front side thereof as illustrated by one of the collar tips in Fig- -ure 1. Each end of a chain 5, or other flexible connecting member such as thread or wire, is

50 linked to one of said hook-pins 4 by means of a swivel or pivot 6. The intermediate portion of said chain 5 traverses a ring l2 adapted to slide on the chain and on which an elongated weighty part I3 is carried. Said chain 5 also traverses an 5s assembling and guiding element 1, such as a ring,

which comprises a holder 8 adapted to be attached to the shirt front or neck-tie. In the drawings (Fig. 1) the guideholder 8 consists of. a clasp attached to the end of the over-lapping shirt front l5. A tie holder in the form of a 5 chain H) can be attached to and detached from the guide holder 8 by means of spring-rings H.

The same tie holder Hi can also be attached to the ends of said elongated weighty part l3 by inserting the spring-rings H in the holes l4 pro- 10 vided therefor in the weighty part l3. The elongated weighty part i3 when so assembled also serves as a. spreader for the tie chain land forms a link of a necktie bracelet formed by said tie chain l0 and spreader l3. '15

If the described collar attachment is worn with a shirt and neck-tie, then only the tie holder Ill and part of the hook pins 4 are visible, as shown in Figure 3. The wearer first pins the hook-pins 4 to the under side of the collar tips 3, then ati taches the guide holder 8 to the front of the shirt at a point between the sliding ring l2 and the swivels 6. The tie holder is looped over the neck-tie as shown in Fig. 3, the ends thereof are attached to the guide holder 8 or to the weighty ornament IS. The gravity of the weighty part l3 causes the chain 5 to exert a light and con tinuous pull on the collar tips 3 in the direction of the assembling and guiding element 1. If

. the wearer of the described collar attachment an stoops or. bends to one side the portion of the chain 5 below the guide 1 and the weighty part l3 will swing to some extent about said guide 1 but the pull exerted on the collar tips will always be in the direction of the guide I connected to the shirt front. v The holder 8 of the assembling and guiding element 1 is further illustrated in the top view of Figure 2. The holder is shown attached to the overlapping front of a shirt section l5 and is 40 formed by a single piece of spring wire. The elongated face or first arm I6 of the holder is formed by the three wire portions indicated by the numerals ll, I8 and I9, in Figure 1. The bend 20 projecting from the back side of the face It forms the base for the second spring pressed arm 2| the other end of which is pressing against the back side of the face I6 and thus pinches the overlapping shirt front l5 inserted between said arm 2| and face I 6. The continuationoi' said second spring pressed arm 2| forms a bend 23 and is the base for a third'spring pressed arm 24 which also presses against the back side of the wire portions forming the face ii. The inserted shirt: front I5 is therefore pinched on each end the guiding element I. Said upper part can be.

of the elongated face II to which is mounted the assembling and guiding element 1 for the flexible connecting members I. The same clasp can also be attached to the combined shirt and necktie (not shown) or to a necktie only; in the second case the arm I and guide I would be located on theback side of the necktie strands and the arms Ii and 24 on the front side thereof.

The safety pin shown in Fig. 2 comprises the conventional pointy pin and point-guard therefor and is another form of tie-holder whereby the neck-tie can be pinned to the guiding element 1 from the back side of the neck-tie. The safetypin 25 is held in place by a piece of resilient metal 26 having a groove 21 (Fig. I). Said piece of resilient metal 20 is rigidly attached to the guiding element I on the lower end thereof, while the upper part is spring pressed against manually separated from the guiding element I to insert the safety-pin 2' in the groove or to detach same therefrom.

A modifled form of the invention containing the same basic parts as the collar attachment shown in Figure 1, is shown in Figure 4. Each one of the attaching devices consistsof an elongated body 28 having a barb II projecting therefrom. A resilient arm ll formed by spring wire is rigidly connected to the upper end of the elongated body 28. Seen from the side the arm forms a U and the collar tip II can be inserted between the branches 'of said U by manuallycollar tips. Said assembling element can be manually fixed at any desired point along the flexible connecting members 82, thus adiusting the length and angle of the diverging portions. The assembling element 84 shown in Figure 4 consists of a plate having holes through which the connecting members If are drawn as shownv in the drawings.

' The holder or clasp ll for the guide 30 is similar in principle to the holder shown in Figures 1 and 2 except that it is formed of sheet metal and that the spring pressed arms .31 and I! are in front. When connected to the overlapping shirt front or to a necktie the same will be pinched between the one end of the arm I! and the main arm 31, and between the other end of the arm and the end of the third arm 30. The guide 36 for the flexible connecting members 32 is formed by a projecting bend of. the third arm 38. which is connected to the U-shaped holder formed by said arms I and 31.,

Figures 5 and 6 illustrate other forms of attaching devices, suitable to be attached to the ends of the flexible connecting members I, 32, shown in Figures 1 and 4.

In Figure 5 the numeral N indicates a shirt collar in section at the point where the attaching device is attached thereto. 'Seen from the side as shown in the drawings, a piece of spring steel forms a U and embraces the collar. tip 84 inserted therein. The end of one of the u-branchulll and the end of an arm 86 areforming a hinge" I4 against the opposite U-branch ll, thus h ing the arm 8| in shut position. The other of the arm Cl is provided with a barb II which' enters into the collar tip 04 when the arm 00" moves into shut position, and so prevents the attaching device from sliding oh the collar tip. To attach and detach the device to and from the collar tip, the arm I0 is manually held in a position transverse to the U-branches. The end of the arm forms an eyelet Ii to which the flexible connecting member I is connected The attaching device shown in Figure 8 isalso shown attached to a cut-off section of a collar. One end portion of a piece of spring wire forms a pin 13 having a pointy end ll, which is manually pushed into the seam of the collar tip II up to a stop shoulder 16 on said pin. A coil II is formed by the spring wire near said shoulder it and the other end portion thereof forms an arm ll having an eyelet 19 and a barb ll on the end thereof as shown in the drawings, said pointy pin II, the.

wire coil l1 and the arm ll thus form a springpressed and resilient clasp. A connecting mcmber I5 is attached to said eyelet It. The spring pressure of the coil ll presses the barb II at the end of the arm I! into the collar tip II and so holds the pin 13 in place. To remove the pin 18. the collar tip is held with one hand and the end a of the arm II with the barb II is pulled-away from the pin 13 with the other hand, and so the pin 13 is free to be removed from the collar.

As many obvious changes are possible in the shape, size and arrangement of the described elements, without departing from the spirit of my -invention, I do not limit myselfto the specific construction hereinbefore set forth, except as so limited by the subioined claims;

Having now described my invention, what I claim is: I

1. In an attachment for the tips of garment collars, a pair of attaching devices, each attach-' ing device having a pointy hook-pin provided with a cavity, a projection and a bend of the pinbody adjacent to the pointy terminal. a pair ofconnecting members having pivotal links, each connecting member connected to one of said attaching devices on the normal upper portion thereof, an elongated weighty part carried by the.

normal lower portion of said connecting members in a position transverse to said lower portion of the connecting members.

2. In an attachment for garment collars, a'pair of flexible connecting members having pivotal links, the intermediate portions of said connecting members normally diverging from anassembling element, means provided by said assembling element whereby the same can be manually moved along said pair of flexible connecting members to engage and assemble a portion oi the diverging connecting members when moved in one direction, and to disengage aportion of the assembled connecting members when moved in the other direction, weighty parts carried by the lower portions of said connecting members, an attaching device adapted to be manually attached to and detached from a collar tip connected to the upper portion of each div rging connecting member. a holder adapted to be manually attached to a garment linked to said flexible connecting members.

3. In an attachment for garment collars, a'

plurality of connecting members normally substantially forming a Y, an attaching device upper Y-branches', a weighty part carried by theconnecting member represented by the lower Y-branch,, said last named, connecting member provided with a guiding-element adapted to guide the last named connecting member in its longitudinal motions, said guiding element comprising a holder substantially forming a U and adapted to be attached to a garment, an arm secured to said holder and carrying the remaining part of the guiding element.

4. In an attachment for the tips of garment collars, a pair ofattaching devices each provided with a return bent hook portion for engagement with the respective collar tip, a necktie holder comprising a clasp member and connecting means connecting the necktie holder with the attaching devices.

5. In an attachment for'the tips of garment collars, a pair of attaching devices each comprising a return bent hook member having a pointed hook end and a stop shoulder for engagement with the respective collar tip, a necktie holder inmembers linked to the connecting means.

7. In an attachment for the tips of garment collars, a pair of attaching devices each comprising a hook member having a returnbent' portion for engagement with the respective collar tip, a weight, connecting means including swivels connecting the weight with the attaching devices,

a clasp member and a necktie holder linked to the connecting means and having a detachable pin provided with a point guard.

8. In an attachment for the tipsof garment collars, a pair of attaching devices each adapted to be detachably secured to a collar tip, a weight, connecting means including swivels connecting the weight with the attaching devices and a clasp member linked to the connecting means. 9. In an attachment for the tips of garment collars, a pair of attaching deviceseach adapted tobe detachably secured to a collar tip, a weight,

.connecting means including swivels connecting the weight with the attaching devices, clasp members and a necktie holder including a chain and a chain spreader linked to the connecting means.

10. In an attachmentfor the tips of garment collars, a pair of attaching devices each comprising a hook member having a return bent pointed hook end tor engagement with the respective collar tip a clasp member, a chain pivotally connecting the hook members and extending through the clasp member and a weight supported in the portion of the chain extending through the clasp member.

11. In an attachmentfor the tips of garment collars, an attaching device adapted to be detachably secured to each tip, each attaching device being provided with a swivel at the lower end, means connecting the swivels, a clasp member, said connecting meansextending through the clasp member and a weight supported in the portion of the connecting means extending through the clasp member.

12.. In an attachment for the tips of garment collars, an attaching device adapted to be detachably secured to each tip, means connecting the attaching devices, a clasp member, said. connecting means-extending through the clasp memher and a weight supported in the portion of the connecting means extending through the clasp member. WALTER. GEHRIG. 

